Koban

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies

Koban by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Koban.

What we can tell you about Koban

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Koban. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Korbansacrifice; offering41 in the US (2017)
  • Kohan8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Koran13 in the US (2017)
  • Koan6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kobain7 in the US (2017)
  • Koben6 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Koban

Names that are said the same way as Koban, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Cobanshepherd3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Cobain20 in the US (2017)
  • Coben10 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Koban

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